Vaniyambadi climate — normals and trends
Vaniyambadi (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 802 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Vaniyambadi averages 0 frost days, 205 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.
Vaniyambadi has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 3 May 1946) and the coldest 9.3 °C (on 16 January 1940).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
VaniyambadiTamil Nadu
- coords
- 12.68°, 78.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
802mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
7.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
205 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
114 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
249 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
41.3 °C
3 May 1946
Coldest day
9.3 °C
16 January 1940
Wettest day
128 mm
7 December 1996
Windiest day
41.4 km/h
12 December 2016
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
2 July 1980
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
1 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
8.0 °C
16 January 1940
Sunniest day
12.5 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 7 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 31.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 33.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 14 mm | 0 mm |
| Apr | 35.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 31 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 32.7 °C | -2.1 °C | 152 mm | +62 mm |
| Jun | 32.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 43 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 52 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 140 mm | +49 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 74 mm | -50 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 137 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 74 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 26.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 27 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vaniyambadi?
Vaniyambadi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 802 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vaniyambadi?
The hottest day measured in Vaniyambadi between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 1946, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vaniyambadi?
The coldest day measured in Vaniyambadi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1940, at 9.3 °C.
Does it snow in Vaniyambadi?
Almost never: Vaniyambadi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vaniyambadi warmed?
Yes: Vaniyambadi warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vaniyambadi?
The wettest day measured in Vaniyambadi between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1996, with 128 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vaniyambadi?
The windiest day measured in Vaniyambadi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 2016, with winds reaching 41.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vaniyambadi?
The warmest month in Vaniyambadi is May (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Vaniyambadi?
Vaniyambadi receives on average 802 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vaniyambadi?
Vaniyambadi gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Vaniyambadi?
Yes: Vaniyambadi has on average 249 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vaniyambadi?
In Vaniyambadi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 1 May 2024, and the lowest was 8.0 °C on 16 January 1940.
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